AnCnoc – 12 Year Old
There is beauty in a big measure. They happen for many different reasons, but all of them are important. Sometimes it is that sense of rebellion as you move from […]
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Fielden Rye Whisky
One of my favourite things about the whisky world is whisky festivals. They are fantastic for so many reasons, but to my mind the top three are: A chance to […]
Manly Spirits Co. – Coastal Stone – Summerton Club
Whisky is made to be opened, to be drunk and to be shared with friends. Any system, company or product that makes this happen more often is to be lauded […]
Aberlour – Cask Annamh
Returning afresh to something or someone you love after time spent apart is always full of joy. Absence makes the heart grow fonder so they say and it has been […]
Glasgow Distillery – 1770 – The Original
Aroma: Sweet Butterscotch, spicy ginger and stewed apples. Taste: The start of this whisky is sweet and buttery, like highland toffee. It then becomes warming and heathery as it opens out into a black pepper […]
Cù Bòcan – Signature
Aroma: Initially a huge whack of raisin and apple fruity sweetness. Underneath this is a musty, tobacco leaf greenness and a cinnamon spiciness that is rich and somehow nutty. These aromas […]
Kilkerran – 8 Year Old – Cask Strength Sherry Cask
Aroma: Dirty sherry with a salty leathery quality that hangs over the top and fills your nasal passages with rich, deep aromas. It is musty, with a deeply earthy, yet citrus sharp quality. […]
Talisker – 8 Year Old – Cask Strength
Aroma: This has a distinct medicinal aroma that hits you at first waft. For me, I smelt moments of my childhood, when forced by circumstance I had to wait for my mum to […]
Campbeltown Loch – 21 Year Old
Aroma: At first there were ethanolic aromas, which mingle with stewed apples and vanilla cream. Then there is an oaky furniture polish note that comes later that is accompanied by a fruity sweetness, which […]
AnCnoc – 18 Year Old
Aroma: Leathery, fruity heather notes linger over the top of stewed apples and caramelised sugar. There is spice, but it is gentle and twisted with an oily citrus note. Taste: Sweet sherried dried […]